ChakkaraI pongal/ sweet aval

When you prepare sweets, be assured of one thing. Any sweet using rice or rice powder or puffed rice will be a sure shot hit. Sweet aval in this case too is no exception. All you need is

jaggery- 1 and a quarter cups
Ghee 1 tbsp
Aval - 2 cups
Kishmish- 10-12
Cardamom - 1/3 tsp
Water 2 cups
grated coconut - 2 tbsp
sweetened coconut flakes - 1 tsp to season
Broken cashew nuts- 10

METHOD

1) Powder the jaggery and keep it in water until it gets dissolved. There may be some impurities floating on top. Remove it with a spoon.

2) Now put the jaggery mixture on flame. Keep it on medium flame.

3) Once jaggery water gets hot, add grated coconut and keep it for a while until the coconut soaks all jaggery.

4) Clean the puffed rice in water. Sprinkle some water on the puffed rice and keep it so 2 mts. Then add the same to the coconut jaggery mixture. Simmer the flame. Keep stirring well to avoid the bottom of the pan from being burnt. Add 1/2 tsp ghee. Once rice soaks all the water, add cardamom powder.

5) Fry some cashew nuts and kishmish in remaining ghee and season it to the pongal. Add some sweetened coconut flakes to give that zing to your sweet dish.